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Yesterday @SecRaimondo joined @PressSec to announce the $3 Billion @US_EDA Investment in America's Communities through the #AmericanRescuePlan. Read her remarks here: bit.ly/3hX95ZJ #ARP #BuildBackBetter

Wealth provides options for economic mobility, which Black/Brown communities have been denied. In this panel, @EllisCarr2 & panel of experts discuss reducing the #racialwealthgap. Event is July 23 @ 10am! @1863ventures @CityFirstDC @Wacif @usblackchambers washingtongrantmakers.org/events/buildin…

Have you registered yet for tomorrow's event on building Black and Brown #wealth in the #DMV? Gloria Nauden of @CityFirstDC and other experts will join us for this event in our Regional Prosperity through Racial Equity series! Register here: bit.ly/WRAGJuly23

Honored to moderate a panel hosted by @WRAGTweets with @1836Ventures, @CityFirstDC, @Wacif, @CapitalImpact, and @usblackchambers! We’ll discuss strategies for investing in communities to produce Black & Brown wealth! Join us July 23 at 10am. Register here: bit.ly/WRAGJuly23

May is #AAPIHM and @MayorBowser recognizes the history, contributions, and achievements of our Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the District of Columbia and across our nation. Follow @dcmoapia throughout May as we highlight #AAPIHMinDC & #DCValues

It’s #smallbusinessweek! Want to know a great way to support the District? Easy - #shoplocal and take the #iBuyDC challenge!

This week we are celebrating our entire staff community. Each and every one of them is so critical to our success as an organization, showing up each and every day for our students, families, and each other...

The Crummel School is a missing cornerstone in the equitable development of #DC's #IvyCity. Here is a tour of Mayor Fenty's team in 2008, prior to the launch of a large scale #affordablehousing effort.

CFBanc Corp & Broadway Financial Corp announced a merger agrmt to create the largest Black-led Minority Depository Institution in the US with more than $1B in combined assets under mgmt and approx. $850M in total depository institution assets Release: bit.ly/3b0p0RU

...and @CityFirstDC has created a check list of documents to prepare your #PPP application

@WellsFargo is donating all gross processing fees from the Paycheck Protection Program - approximately $400M – to nonprofits helping small businesses keep their doors open. The first grantees includes local @CityFirstDC [sponsored] dcist.com/story/20/07/23…

Read our new blog post and become a Partner for Tomorrow today! Our goal is to have 50 new monthly donors by July 26th. If we succeed, we will unlock $3,000 in donations from our partners @thenewmediafirm & @CityFirstDC. calvaryservices.org/2020/07/become…

FANTASTIC NEWS! @CityFirstDC has agreed to contribute a matching gift of $2,000 if we hit our goal of 50 new Partners for Tomorrow! Help us reach our goal & unlock additional funds for our life saving services by signing up as a Partner for Tomorrow here: bit.ly/calvarypft

Nonprofits are encouraged to apply for Emergency Grant Funding - Round 2 . Apps will be accepted until 5/29, 5 p.m., w/ final funding decisions made in June 2020. Visit @CityFirstDC for more details. #dcwhatsnew #grants #emergencyfunding #Nonprofits #supportlocal

D.C. Landmark @benschilibowl approved for @SBAgov #PPP loan after public outcry - thanks to @CityFirstDC for making it happen #PaycheckProtectionProgram thegrio.com/?p=499011 cc: @Eater_DC @HungryLobbyist @UStreetBuzz #BensChiliBowl

Thank you @CityFirstDC for making the loan!!

Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions or concerns please email us at info@dcwbc.org.

(Thread) Due to the @dcpublicschools schedule change, meals will be available to students on weekdays from Monday, March 16—Tuesday, March 31 from 10 am – 2 pm at the following sites:

We are asking! What's the impact on your local business? - [Campaign URL] We just need 3 min of your time to take this impact survey! #coronavirus #entrepreneur #covid_19 #smallbiz

In any city or town, a thriving retail sector is critical to economic growth. That's why DSLBD has brought back its Robust Retail Grants! Small & local retail businesses can apply now for up to $10K in available funding! 💸🤩 Learn more: bit.ly/2FRbAc3